Nanomaterials and electronic applications

This module introduces recent developments in the field of semiconducting nanomaterials based on silicon or carbon, as well as their principal electronic applications.

More precisely, the following topics are addressed:

  • Disordered semiconductors: amorphous, nano- and polycrystalline silicon
  • Silicon nanowires: structure and synthesis
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Graphene
  • Characterization techniques for nanomaterials: near-field and spectroscopies
  • Electronic applications: photovoltaics, flat panel displays, electronic devices, detectors, sensors, etc.



Requirements : PHY430 - Fundamentals of quantum and PHY433 - Statistical physics